Nigerian Soldiers
In the wake of heavy losses recorded in
the hands of Boko Haram insurgents in
recent times, the Nigerian
Military has launched operation no mercy
to decisively deal with the rampaging
terrorists, THISDAY reports.
The military, according to the report, has
decided to be decisive and unsparing in
their approach at dealing with the Boko
Haram menace to restore the country’s
territorial integrity.
Quoting an intelligence source, the
military will launch an all-out operation
against the insurgents and other criminal
elements, including those aiding and
abetting them.
The source said when the former Chief
of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Azubuike
Ihejirika, applied an aggressive approach
to combating insurgency it was
hampered by constant intervention by
Amnesty International, human rights
activists and other political class.
“They have already started, meaning that
the moment you are being suspected
and later confirmed of being a terrorist
or their sponsors you are gone,” the
source said.
The source added that “you cannot
harbour criminals, terrorists that harm
the country and expect the military to
spare you.
“All these political solutions and
ceasefire could have worked if we are
dealing with people who are sensible but
government has now come to realise
that our military need to do their job.
These terrorists don’t understand the
language of negotiation.
“They could have allowed Gen. Ihejirika
and the military then to do what they
had to do and we wouldn’t have been in
this situation today.
“Now what we have is a situation
whereby the military is afraid of what
the international community will do, what
human rights groups championed by
Amnesty International will say and the
reaction of our political class that has
been in the habit of criticising and
harassing the armed forces, so-called
leaders who will wake up and start
criticising the operations for no good
reason. The moment we do away with
sentiments we. will begin to see result.”
It will be recalled that Boko Haram
insurgents have over the past weeks
seized territories in the Northeast part of
the country, leading to the renaming of
Mubi as the City of Islam. (Daily Post)
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